I don't have too much to say about Paramore. "Still Into You" was a huge success and was played almost everywhere you went this year. Along with getting well deserved acclaim they had a wonderful year.
When I was thinking of artist who really left an impression on me right away I thought "I'm definitely not going to include Justin Timberlake why would I?". However, I soon realized that "Mirrors" was an incredible song and that "The 20/20 Experience" was one of my most played albums of the year. In addition he was at pretty much every award show possible this year and had many iconic moments throughout the year. He is the true comeback king and I hope he doesn't wait 839748979 years before releasing his next album.
You heard Demi, Rihanna and Taylor on the radio in Kenya?
Gaga missing the top 10
Band Perry + Paramore are cool, but I don't listen to them. Other things are more appealing
Yes. I swear those three artists were the only Western Artist Kenya has ever heard of. On my flight to Kenya the "Kenyan Airways" flight magazine had like a five page spread on Taylor Swift.
Imagine Dragons arguably had the biggest hit of the year. "Radioactive" was huge this year and was one of those songs that you could not escape. As well "Demons" was decent sized hit which is my favourite of the two singles. They won numerous awards this year and saw their fan base grow quite the size this year and earned several Grammy nominations for their monster year. I hope they see more success in the future and continue to deliver quality work.
I used to like Imagine Dragons for like a month during summer 2012. They follow my twitter.
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Originally posted by Mezik
Yes. I swear those three artists were the only Western Artist Kenya has ever heard of. On my flight to Kenya the "Kenyan Airways" flight magazine had like a five page spread on Taylor Swift.
"When you're ready come and get it, na na na, na na na".. Quite possibly the most catchiest phrase of the year Selena Gomez out did herself. Releasing an album full of dance gems "Stars Dance", showed the world the superstar that Selena Gomez is and why she is above her contemporaries. She had successful singles, albums and a well received world tour all while winning numerous accolades. She is this generation's teen pop sensation.
There is a tie in the top five, of the six artists remaining four are country and two are pop. Any early predictions who's going to take the number one spot? I guarantee most will be wrong.
UPDATE: I managed to solve the tie. One of the two really was only really there because I like her but did nothing big this year. So now it is a final five.